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I sold 90% of my ARKK the first week of September. I bought into it end of April 2020 and again in Oct 2020. I sold the April lot and much of the October.
The more and more I've read on Cathy Wood the more I've soured.
The more and more I've read on Cathy Wood the more I've soured.
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I'm tired of the up and down, bouncing around
Retired 2019. So far, so good. I want to wake up every morning. But I want to die in my sleep. Just another conundrum. I think the solution might be afternoon naps ;)
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That’s just the calm before the storm
Same holding pattern as 2000
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I'm the same in our taxable account. We could buy more, but we're trying to get our EF "fully-funded" and pumping most reserves into that and our Roths. But I feel like lightly funding a taxable brokerage account gives us another tier of EF. Currently 32 shares VXUS, 13 shares VTI, and 65 shares VT. So yes, I look at it more like collecting shares than collecting $$sg1223 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 6:10 pm Very proud of the fact that I was able to purchase 4 shares of VTI this morning. I don't make or earn much. I tend to only purchase 1 to two shares per bi-weekly or even month. I now have 30 shares. A minuscule amount to many, a major accomplishment for me in my journey so far.
Not upset at the price I bought it at, I wonder how the market will look tomorrow.
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I agree. I don't want to have anything to do with her anymore. Unfortunately I bought in February 2021 and continued to average down throughout the year.
However, what's happening now is sector wide. To me, it doesn't make sense to dump ARKG when it just behaves like a combination of XBI and ARKK.
The individual stocks I have like PLTR I am more concerned about and am probably going to TLH out of these.
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The good news is we're almost done with that.
Declines across the board of 60%-75% are in our near future.
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Moo Moo Moo Blue moon dip di dip di dip Moo Moo Moo Blue moon dip di dip di dipVisitor76 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 9:30 amThis is why I am not a fan of the 'Buy The Dip' mentality. It is always better to Dollar Cost Average in a down or sideways market.Vtsax100 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 9:19 amAmateurs. Just wait and buy the biggest dip.MortgageOnBlack wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:36 pmI'm waiting for the 10th dip and I'm going all in
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Stagflation is here
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With a 4.2% unemployment rate? That’s not stagflation.
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If you believe in the official unemployment figures despite able bodied workers dropping out of the labor force at some of the highest levels seen.
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I guess Powell's comments really did kill growth stocks. Does not look like the bond market is reacting as rates remain pretty flat. 10 year is down to 1.39%
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I am torn between selling for the tax losses now, or waiting a few weeks in case the market drops even more. There are only so many TLH partners.
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That figure is misleading unless interpreted with the Labor Force Participation Rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
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I do wonder if we'll see a "santa clause" rally or if we will see a repeat of 2018 when we crashed until Christmas Eve.
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Obviously you are not the only one thinking this. Maybe as we approach year end with people holding out TLH selling will increase and it will only get worse. Maybe better to sell everything in the green now and balance it out with as much red as you can and sit it out until the new year. I don't know.
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I don't understand what is going on in the labor market. Unemployment benefits ended in September, yet people are not going back to work. How are they surviving?MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:23 amThat figure is misleading unless interpreted with the Labor Force Participation Rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
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Unemployment checks were months behind when getting deployed. Most are still getting paid because of the delays.atdharris wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:26 amI don't understand what is going on in the labor market. Unemployment benefits ended in September, yet people are not going back to work. How are they surviving?MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:23 amThat figure is misleading unless interpreted with the Labor Force Participation Rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
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On Nasdaq, highs set in early September holding (for now).
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My theory is that there were many dual income households that are now choosing to live more frugally on a single income. Some younger people may have moved back in with their parents. I also agree that there is still some support from unemployment but it can't explain the magnitude of what is going on. Almost every restaurant and big box store in my area has a sign out front saying they are understaffed.
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Yep, everywhere in my city is understaffed. Restaurants are begging people to come work. Same with retail. A lot of places are closing down during the evenings or for entire days because they have no staff to run the business. Even my firm is understaffed at the entry level positions.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:33 amMy theory is that there were many dual income households that are now choosing to live more frugally on a single income. Some younger people may have moved back in with their parents. I also agree that there is still some support from unemployment but it can't explain the magnitude of what is going on. Almost every restaurant and big box store in my area has a sign out front saying they are understaffed.
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People choosing not to return to the labor force is even less compatible with the idea we’re experiencing stagflation.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:23 amThat figure is misleading unless interpreted with the Labor Force Participation Rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
Also, the participation rate nearly always falls during recession. This isn’t a new phenomenon.
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I think this is the main reason. Being a single income family since the early 90s, I think once people try it, it is just easier to raise a family and you keep a larger percentage of your earnings due to lower taxes.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:33 am My theory is that there were many dual income households that are now choosing to live more frugally on a single income.
When ACA was proposed, I thought that would be the main effect of having health insurance de-coupled from the workplace, but it has taken more time for people to embrace it. I thought for sure it would lead to a brain-drain with many 50-somethings leaving the workforce or working for themselves, no longer having to work for health insurance. I personally wasn't a fan of ACA, but it has proven to be a big benefit for our family and allowed me to leave megacorp and do my own thing, much to our personal time and financial benefit.
Looks like we might see an end of the year, stocks on discount opportunity here.
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No it’s not, it’s just something we’ve not encounteredthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:41 amPeople choosing not to return to the labor force is even less compatible with the idea we’re experiencing stagflation.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:23 amThat figure is misleading unless interpreted with the Labor Force Participation Rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
Also, the participation rate nearly always falls during recession. This isn’t a new phenomenon.
Stagflation is low employment, low growth, and high inflation
We are seeing all of these factors combined. It’s irrelevant whether the real unemployment is self inflicted or market driven
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Nasdaq may not hold 15k today
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Agreed!Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:48 amNo it’s not, it’s just something we’ve not encounteredthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:41 am People choosing not to return to the labor force is even less compatible with the idea we’re experiencing stagflation.
Also, the participation rate nearly always falls during recession. This isn’t a new phenomenon.
Stagflation is low employment, low growth, and high inflation
We are seeing all of these factors combined. It’s irrelevant whether the real unemployment is self inflicted or market driven
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Growth's response:
"I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down"
Seriously, how many times have we seen growth get knocked down, only to come roaring back? It's actually a little tiresome.
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Completely wrong. Stagflation is high unemployment. We do not have that.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:48 amNo it’s not, it’s just something we’ve not encounteredthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:41 amPeople choosing not to return to the labor force is even less compatible with the idea we’re experiencing stagflation.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:23 amThat figure is misleading unless interpreted with the Labor Force Participation Rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
Also, the participation rate nearly always falls during recession. This isn’t a new phenomenon.
Stagflation is low employment, low growth, and high inflation
We are seeing all of these factors combined. It’s irrelevant whether the real unemployment is self inflicted or market driven
Slow economic growth. We do not have that.
High inflation? At the moment inflation is elevated, yes.
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We do have high unemployment, it’s just underreportedthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:56 amCompletely wrong. Stagflation is high unemployment. We do not have that.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:48 amNo it’s not, it’s just something we’ve not encounteredthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:41 amPeople choosing not to return to the labor force is even less compatible with the idea we’re experiencing stagflation.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:23 amThat figure is misleading unless interpreted with the Labor Force Participation Rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
Also, the participation rate nearly always falls during recession. This isn’t a new phenomenon.
Stagflation is low employment, low growth, and high inflation
We are seeing all of these factors combined. It’s irrelevant whether the real unemployment is self inflicted or market driven
Slow economic growth. We do not have that.
High inflation? At the moment inflation is elevated, yes.
We do have rapidly decelerating growth coming out of the short term pandemic spike from lows
Continuation of self inflicted labor force dropouts will further reduce growth and keep inflation elevated
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Crashing through the September highs now in the Nasdaq
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By choice.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:58 am We do have high unemployment, it’s just underreported
Completely different than when people want a job but can't find a job.
There are plenty of jobs.
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Just lots of whiskey, vodka, lager, cider and reminiscing in the interim.Robot Monster wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:54 amGrowth's response:
"I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down"
Seriously, how many times have we seen growth get knocked down, only to come roaring back? It's actually a little tiresome.
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Wrap your mind around the fact that growth could stay down for 5-10+ years... Yes, it will get back up again, but it won't always jump right back up.Robot Monster wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:54 amGrowth's response:
"I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down"
Seriously, how many times have we seen growth get knocked down, only to come roaring back? It's actually a little tiresome.
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Not different at all from a stagflation point of viewHomerJ wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:04 amBy choice.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:58 am We do have high unemployment, it’s just underreported
Completely different than when people want a job but can't find a job.
There are plenty of jobs.
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2008 is a better comparison of economic environments.. it will be interesting to see how well investors hold up / stay invested if we have a steep, lengthy decline.
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The operative word there is "could". I mean, aliens could land on my front lawn! C'mon now! I actually agree with you in the sense I don't want to encourage anyone to pile into growth, without understanding that very real risk you are very right to point out.HomerJ wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:07 amWrap your mind around the fact that growth could stay down for 5-10+ years... Yes, it will get back up again, but it won't always jump right back up.Robot Monster wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:54 amGrowth's response:
"I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down"
Seriously, how many times have we seen growth get knocked down, only to come roaring back? It's actually a little tiresome.
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THIS. I know from our own household my wife took a hiatus from the workforce 4 1/2 years ago to pursue a career change and to start our family. Over that time our family of 4 have been living comfortably on my government salary and benefits.Nver2Late wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:47 amI think this is the main reason. Being a single income family since the early 90s, I think once people try it, it is just easier to raise a family and you keep a larger percentage of your earnings due to lower taxes.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:33 am My theory is that there were many dual income households that are now choosing to live more frugally on a single income.
When ACA was proposed, I thought that would be the main effect of having health insurance de-coupled from the workplace, but it has taken more time for people to embrace it. I thought for sure it would lead to a brain-drain with many 50-somethings leaving the workforce or working for themselves, no longer having to work for health insurance. I personally wasn't a fan of ACA, but it has proven to be a big benefit for our family and allowed me to leave megacorp and do my own thing, much to our personal time and financial benefit.
Looks like we might see an end of the year, stocks on discount opportunity here.
While we do not need the ACA, I can see its benefit to households drawing dividends from a 2 to 3 million portfolio.
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Most American household are not even close to $500,000.Visitor76 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:33 amTHIS. I know from our own household my wife took a hiatus from the workforce 4 1/2 years ago to pursue a career change and to start our family. Over that time our family of 4 have been living comfortably on my government salary and benefits.Nver2Late wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:47 amI think this is the main reason. Being a single income family since the early 90s, I think once people try it, it is just easier to raise a family and you keep a larger percentage of your earnings due to lower taxes.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:33 am My theory is that there were many dual income households that are now choosing to live more frugally on a single income.
When ACA was proposed, I thought that would be the main effect of having health insurance de-coupled from the workplace, but it has taken more time for people to embrace it. I thought for sure it would lead to a brain-drain with many 50-somethings leaving the workforce or working for themselves, no longer having to work for health insurance. I personally wasn't a fan of ACA, but it has proven to be a big benefit for our family and allowed me to leave megacorp and do my own thing, much to our personal time and financial benefit.
Looks like we might see an end of the year, stocks on discount opportunity here.
While we do not need the ACA, I can see its benefit to households drawing dividends from a 2 to 3 million portfolio.
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The Amazon warehouse close to me always has a help wanted sign out front. For the longest time it was $12.50 per hour but they raised it to $15.00 before the pandemic.atdharris wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:39 amYep, everywhere in my city is understaffed. Restaurants are begging people to come work. Same with retail. A lot of places are closing down during the evenings or for entire days because they have no staff to run the business. Even my firm is understaffed at the entry level positions.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:33 amMy theory is that there were many dual income households that are now choosing to live more frugally on a single income. Some younger people may have moved back in with their parents. I also agree that there is still some support from unemployment but it can't explain the magnitude of what is going on. Almost every restaurant and big box store in my area has a sign out front saying they are understaffed.
Now it's $23.00 per hour.
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2008 was bad in a totally different way.staustin wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:16 am2008 is a better comparison of economic environments.. it will be interesting to see how well investors hold up / stay invested if we have a steep, lengthy decline.
It's hard to know if this is just the beginning like late 2007 or just swinging of the growth run up, but it does kind of feel like a house of cards with a low threshhold to initiate massive panic selling. On the other hand, literally everyone has been screaming about the impending market crash for the past 6 months. That's not typically what happens before market crashes.
The annoying thing about this market is the crash of growth being hidden with mild change in the S&P due to a handful of ultracaps. What happens if the bottom falls out and the ultracaps plummet too? How much farther does growth have to fall?
I challenge anybody to explain what effect the announcement on 12/15 will have and what's priced in and what's not.
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I don't think that word means what you think it means.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:58 amWe do have high unemployment, it’s just underreportedthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:56 amCompletely wrong. Stagflation is high unemployment. We do not have that.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:48 amNo it’s not, it’s just something we’ve not encounteredthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:41 amPeople choosing not to return to the labor force is even less compatible with the idea we’re experiencing stagflation.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:23 am
That figure is misleading unless interpreted with the Labor Force Participation Rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
Also, the participation rate nearly always falls during recession. This isn’t a new phenomenon.
Stagflation is low employment, low growth, and high inflation
We are seeing all of these factors combined. It’s irrelevant whether the real unemployment is self inflicted or market driven
Slow economic growth. We do not have that.
High inflation? At the moment inflation is elevated, yes.
We do have rapidly decelerating growth coming out of the short term pandemic spike from lows
Continuation of self inflicted labor force dropouts will further reduce growth and keep inflation elevated
I voluntarily choose not to work. I am not "unemployed"
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Some people like to redefine words so they fit their doomer outlook.marcopolo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:49 amI don't think that word means what you think it means.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:58 amWe do have high unemployment, it’s just underreportedthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:56 amCompletely wrong. Stagflation is high unemployment. We do not have that.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:48 amNo it’s not, it’s just something we’ve not encounteredthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:41 am
People choosing not to return to the labor force is even less compatible with the idea we’re experiencing stagflation.
Also, the participation rate nearly always falls during recession. This isn’t a new phenomenon.
Stagflation is low employment, low growth, and high inflation
We are seeing all of these factors combined. It’s irrelevant whether the real unemployment is self inflicted or market driven
Slow economic growth. We do not have that.
High inflation? At the moment inflation is elevated, yes.
We do have rapidly decelerating growth coming out of the short term pandemic spike from lows
Continuation of self inflicted labor force dropouts will further reduce growth and keep inflation elevated
I voluntarily choose not to work. I am not "unemployed"
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I wonder if it is also affected by more people turning to gig economy jobs and being missed in the employment numbers?atdharris wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:26 amI don't understand what is going on in the labor market. Unemployment benefits ended in September, yet people are not going back to work. How are they surviving?MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:23 amThat figure is misleading unless interpreted with the Labor Force Participation Rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
If you leave your W2 job at Starbucks to become a TikTok influencer, that may look like you are part of the "great resignation" that is going on right now.
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
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I wonder if the Fed is including people on 1099s as employed or not? Do they really only capture W-2 payroll?marcopolo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:00 pm I wonder if it is also affected by more people turning to gig economy jobs and being missed in the employment numbers?
If you leave your W2 job at Starbucks to become a TikTok influencer, that may look like you are part of the "great resignation" that is going on right now.
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The Household Survey, which is what the unemployment rate is from, would capture those people as employed.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:09 pmI wonder if the Fed is including people on 1099s as employed or not? Do they really only capture W-2 payroll?marcopolo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:00 pm I wonder if it is also affected by more people turning to gig economy jobs and being missed in the employment numbers?
If you leave your W2 job at Starbucks to become a TikTok influencer, that may look like you are part of the "great resignation" that is going on right now.
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They do eventually get captured, but I think there is a lag.thenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:12 pmThe Household Survey, which is what the unemployment rate is from, would capture those people as employed.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:09 pmI wonder if the Fed is including people on 1099s as employed or not? Do they really only capture W-2 payroll?marcopolo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:00 pm I wonder if it is also affected by more people turning to gig economy jobs and being missed in the employment numbers?
If you leave your W2 job at Starbucks to become a TikTok influencer, that may look like you are part of the "great resignation" that is going on right now.
When they leave their W2 job, that gets reported pretty quickly as a resignation. But, no one is reporting that they became a TikTok Influencer. That shows up when a 1099 is issued many months later.
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
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Okay, so clearly people deciding not to work won’t impact the economy just because it was your decisionmarcopolo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:49 amI don't think that word means what you think it means.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:58 amWe do have high unemployment, it’s just underreportedthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:56 amCompletely wrong. Stagflation is high unemployment. We do not have that.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:48 amNo it’s not, it’s just something we’ve not encounteredthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:41 am
People choosing not to return to the labor force is even less compatible with the idea we’re experiencing stagflation.
Also, the participation rate nearly always falls during recession. This isn’t a new phenomenon.
Stagflation is low employment, low growth, and high inflation
We are seeing all of these factors combined. It’s irrelevant whether the real unemployment is self inflicted or market driven
Slow economic growth. We do not have that.
High inflation? At the moment inflation is elevated, yes.
We do have rapidly decelerating growth coming out of the short term pandemic spike from lows
Continuation of self inflicted labor force dropouts will further reduce growth and keep inflation elevated
I voluntarily choose not to work. I am not "unemployed"
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They are reporting that they’re a TikTok influencer. That’s what the household survey does.marcopolo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:17 pmThey do eventually get captured, but I think there is a lag.thenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:12 pmThe Household Survey, which is what the unemployment rate is from, would capture those people as employed.MindBogler wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:09 pmI wonder if the Fed is including people on 1099s as employed or not? Do they really only capture W-2 payroll?marcopolo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:00 pm I wonder if it is also affected by more people turning to gig economy jobs and being missed in the employment numbers?
If you leave your W2 job at Starbucks to become a TikTok influencer, that may look like you are part of the "great resignation" that is going on right now.
When they leave their W2 job, that gets reported pretty quickly as a resignation. But, no one is reporting that they became a TikTok Influencer. That shows up when a 1099 is issued many months later.
All monthly employment data is from surveys. A survey of businesses and a survey of households.
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The impacts are quite different than when there is little demand for workers.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:20 pmOkay, so clearly people deciding not to work won’t impact the economy just because it was your decisionmarcopolo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:49 amI don't think that word means what you think it means.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:58 amWe do have high unemployment, it’s just underreportedthenextguy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:56 amCompletely wrong. Stagflation is high unemployment. We do not have that.Nathan Drake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:48 am
No it’s not, it’s just something we’ve not encountered
Stagflation is low employment, low growth, and high inflation
We are seeing all of these factors combined. It’s irrelevant whether the real unemployment is self inflicted or market driven
Slow economic growth. We do not have that.
High inflation? At the moment inflation is elevated, yes.
We do have rapidly decelerating growth coming out of the short term pandemic spike from lows
Continuation of self inflicted labor force dropouts will further reduce growth and keep inflation elevated
I voluntarily choose not to work. I am not "unemployed"
Unless the rules of how supply and demand.work has changed recently.
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.